Melissa Wintrow — Is called on regarding approval of the minutes.
Melissa Wintrow — Moves to approve the January 19, 2026 minutes.
Melissa Wintrow — Moves to approve docket 24-2301-2501.
Melissa Wintrow — Called during roll call vote.
Melissa Wintrow — Seconded the motion to approve the repeal docket.
Melissa Wintrow — Seconded the motion to approve the docket.
Melissa Wintrow — Identified as seconding the motion.
Glenneda Zuiderveld — Seconded the motion to approve the minutes.
Glenneda Zuiderveld — Called during roll call vote; transcription appears garbled.
Carl Bjerke — The chair turns the meeting over to Senator Carl Bjerke, who takes over as vice chair and begins the review of the administrative roll dockets.
Carl Bjerke — Carl Bjerke is mentioned in his committee leadership role during the meeting: he votes aye during roll call as Vice Chairman, and shortly afterward is addressed as Chairman as the committee moves to the next witness.
Carl Bjerke — During a brief exchange, the speaker thanked Senator Carl Bjerke while turning the meeting back over to the chair, and shortly afterward there was a light joking remark that the meeting had been easy for him.
Ryan Bernard — Introduces himself as Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Chief at the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses and presents docket 24-2301-2501.
Camille Blaylock — Is called on for questions.
Camille Blaylock — Questions the five-employee cap and asks why the fee/license is structured that way.
Camille Blaylock — Votes aye during roll call.
Camille Blaylock — Moves to approve docket 24-0901-2501.
Camille Blaylock — Senator Camille Blaylock moved to accept/approve docket 24-4101-2501, and the motion was then identified in the record as coming from Senator Blaylock.
Mr. Bernard — Mr. Bernard is thanked after presenting the rule, then explains that the five-employee limit was selected during rulemaking to balance proportional benefit and affordability, and that the $150 fee was set low compared with similar licenses in other states to remain appropriate.
Brandon Shippy — Brandon Shippy participates in the docket approval process by seconding the motion and later voting aye during roll call.
Brian Lenney — Brian Lenney questions why the remote interpreter fee is three times the base fee, suggests remote technology should be encouraged, and argues that comparing the fee to other states may be cherry-picking. He concludes that the base fee still seems too high.
Julie VanOrden — Julie VanOrden votes aye during roll call, then moves to approve docket 24-1901-2501 concerning the chapter repeal of the rules of the Board of Examiners of Residential Care Facility Administrators, and the chair recognizes her motion.
Julie VanOrden — Referred to as 'Madam Chair' in the exchange.
Allegra Earl — Allegra Earl first clarifies her name, then formally introduces herself as the licensing and registration program manager for the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses and Executive Officer for the Idaho Board of Long-Term Care Administrators, and states that she is present to request approval to repeal docket number 24-09-01-25.
Allegra Earle — Explains that the docket repeals the current rules for the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators because the board was merged into the Idaho Board of Long-Term Care Administrators.
Allegra Earle — Continues explaining that the two boards were merged into the Idaho Long-Term Care Administrator Board and that a unified rule set was developed through negotiated rulemaking.
Allegra Earle — Requests approval to repeal the rules effective July 1, 2026, and stands for questions.
Allegra Earle — Introduces herself again and requests approval to repeal docket 24-1901-2501.
Allegra Earle — States that the presentation is unchanged from the previous one and requests approval to repeal docket 24-1901-2501 effective July 1, 2026.
Allegra Earle — Introduces herself and presents docket 24-4101-2501 on behalf of the board.
Allegra Earle — Begins describing the two boards being consolidated, but is interrupted to correct the docket number.
Ms. Earle — Presented the unified rule chapter and asked the committee to approve the pending rules as final.
Eric Yeager — Introduced himself as A&A Idaho president and said the group was present for Nurses Day at the Capitol.